Rob Cox and Carles Boix, professor of politics and public affairs at Princeton, discuss Scotland’s bid for independence and what a “yes” vote might mean for the rest of Europe.

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]]>prova2@tactic.cat (Carles Boix)AudiovisualThu, 18 Sep 2014 00:00:00 +0200The Hurdles of a Third Way for Cataloniahttp://wilson.cat/es/mitjans-escrits/articles-dels-membres/item/236-the-hurdles-of-a-third-way-for-catalonia.html
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Written by Carles Boix and J. C. Major

In its May 5 editorial, the Financial Times once again urged Spanish authorities to work on a compromise aimed at solving the Catalan question. The same point has been made more or less explicitly by other international actors. Likewise, in Madrid as well as in Barcelona, some small but influential groups realize that the territorial arrangement now in place in Spain is unworkable and are calling, each in their own way, for a negotiated solution. Only this week, some have seen in the announcement of the Spanish king's abdication an opportunity to break the present impasse.

We would like to draw your attention to the article “Catalonia’s March Toward Self-Determination” recently published in Politique étrangère and written by Carles Boix, Princeton University Professor and member of Catalonia’s National Transition Advisory Council, and J. C. Major of Col.lectiu Emma. The article is part of a comprehensive report by the prestigious French journal on the self-determination processes of Catalonia, Scotland and Belgium in 2014, and the consequences for Europe.

]]>AudiovisualTue, 28 May 2013 02:00:00 +0200The Political Economy of Secession in the European Unionhttp://wilson.cat/es/mitjans-escrits/lectures-recomanades/item/226-the-political-economy-of-secession-in-the-european-union.html
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This paper argues the case for the right of secession in Western democracies. I suggest that the winners gain more than the losers may lose. Indeed, the external effects of secession may well be positive. However, the political economy of secession is highly problematic. Ideally, the rules for secession should be set at the international level but international organizations have a vested interest in preventing secession.

]]>prova@tactic.cat (Xavier Sala i Martín)ArtículosSat, 17 Nov 2012 16:16:48 +0100Agreement between the United Kingdom Government and the Scottish Government on a referendum on independence for Scotlandhttp://wilson.cat/es/mitjans-escrits/lectures-recomanades/item/199-agreement-uk-government-scottish-government-referendum-independence.html
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